5 Things to Know Today

Good morning Bethlehem. Today is Monday, October 3, 2011. Today is the 60th anniversary of what might be the most famous home run in baseball history, Bobby Thomson’s “shot heard round the world,” giving the New York Giants a 5-4 win over the Brooklyn Dodgers and the National League pennant, completing an improbable comeback after the Giants fell 14 games behind the first-place Dodgers in the standings.

Welcome to the working week.

1. PennDOT has scheduled bridge repair along Route 22 between Route 512 and Route 191, starting this morning at 9 a.m. That will bring lane closures and delays. Meanwhile, a new retail development along Broadway in Fountain Hill could cause traffic delays as well. PennDOT says two lanes of traffic will be maintained between Dodson Street and Roosevelt Avenue, but that traffic patterns may be altered.
2. There will be for all students in the Bethlehem Area School District, grades Kindergarten through 12, at the , 11 W. Church St. from 4 to 6 p.m.
3. The Bethlehem Area School Board meets in two committees – Facilities and Curriculum – beginning at 6 p.m. at the on Sycamore Street.
4. The Bethlehem Township Commissioners hold one of their two monthly meetings at 7 p.m. tonight at the . The agenda looks light.
5. Invisible Children, a 55-minute documentary on the civil war in Uganda, is screened at 8 p.m. tonight in the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinema in the . It deals with the kidnapping of children who are then forced to fight for the rebel forces in Africa’s longest war. The free showing will be followed by a discussion featuring a native Ugandan who will talk about the war and answer questions.